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Still sick

I know it’s only been two days, but I haven’t gotten much better since the onset of the sore throat four days ago (this is the fifth day of symptoms). In fact, I feel worse:

Throat is still sore.

I have a runny nose such that my nose is getting red and raw from wiping it so much.

I am coughing.

I have nasal congestion but not as bad as six weeks ago.

The symptoms are not as bad as some of my bad colds, but it sucks that I haven’t really improved much. Like most colds, there’s usually a period of time where you feel horrible and I haven’t come to that yet. Yet, I was hoping that this might be a sickness that lasts maybe a couple of days and passes.

Nope.

I hope that this current state is the worst and that this is the peak. I have to recover soon – I’m leaving the country in 5 days!

There’s a saying: "Left untreated, a cold will last a week. Treat it and it will last 7 days…"